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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Waltham Forest 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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SERVICES FOR BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF AND OLD PEOPLE
| AGE | 5- 10 | 11-15 | 16- 20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60- 64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85- 89 | 90 & OVER | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 184 |
| F | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 97 | 61 | 63 | 38 | 366 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 32 | 59 | 141 | 89 | 78 | 45 | 550 |
| MEN TALLY ILL | MENTALLY SUBNORMAL | PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE | DEAF WITHOUT SPEECH | DEAF WITH SPEECH | HARD OF HEARING | M EN TALLY ILL 8c HARD OF HEARING | MENTALLY SUBNORMAL & PHYSICALLY DEFECTI V E | MENTALLY SUBNORMAL & HARD OF HEARING | PHYSIC ALL Y DEFECTIVE 8 DEAF WITH SPEECH | PHYSICALLY DEFECTI V E 8c HARD OF HEARIN G | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | - | l | 37 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | l | 49 |
| F | 3 | 2 | 30 | l | 15 | 21 | - | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | 2 | 125 |
2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1967
| AGE | 5-10 | 11-15 | 16- 20 | 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 66-69 | 70-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90 & OVER | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 68 |
| F | 3 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 104 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 172 |
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